Ag film illustrating the different qualities of pork and showing how to acquire the best in meat purchases.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Gliessman Studios
Sponsor: University of Illinois, Audio-Visual Center
Audio/Visual: Sd, C
Keywords: Meat: Production

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: JSBejma - - March 13, 2012
Subject: Great Film - Even For City Slickers
This film makes its (interesting) point in a very convincing manner. It is very professionally done and is a joy to watch.

One exception to this lean pork thing though: If you make your own kielbasa you'd prefer the fatter hog since you cant get 15% fat out of todays ultra lean pork cuts - even the loin. You have to buy pork fat separately. And btw, Krogers has always carried better chicken then pork....apparently some things dont change much in 60 years.

I never realized that selecting hogs for breeding is curiously like selecting a spouse. Essentially, the same rules apply to anything you get for breeding. Guys: Get a roll of white tape and wait til she wears a black blouse...then put it across those loins and have a look. Gals: if he's got a roll of fat at the base of his "tail," move on.

Reviewer: doowopbob - - April 16, 2009
Subject: Thank Goodness.....
Girl's Like The Other White Meat....!

Reviewer: Spuzz - - March 4, 2004
Subject: Watch the tails!
With A title like THAT, how can you NOT like this? Actually, this is a pretty good exploration of what the buyer looks for when buying hogs. Made (I guess) for hog producers the film starts off bubbly with chipper music playing off. I almost thought this was going to be for kids! lol. Luckily we're spared grisly slaughter details but we do get a nice examination of a crosssliced pig, tail still attached! We find out the differences between fat and nonfat pigs. Pretty wild.

Reviewer: Steve Nordby - - November 19, 2003
Subject: "The hog man's pleasure"
The story of meat-type hogs, not fat-type hogs, lies somewhere between the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Babe". A firm carcass is nice from the point of the h-bone. The American housewife wants big dressed pork. The hog producer wants to give it to her. They both end up satisfied. Astonishingly great color.

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Illustrates the different qualities of pork and shows how to acquire the best in meat purchases. Explains the importance of a "meat" type hog, with the necessary steps to raise it, and distinguishes it from the "fat" type. Instructs the housewife in the selection of good meat for her table.


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